2011: Will compete for playing time in the offensive backfield during his rookie season.

High School: Earned three letters in football and two in basketball at Lake Norman High School ... named the school's Junior Athlete of the Year and Senior Athlete of the Year, along with receiving Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors as a senior ... helped lead the basketball team to a state championship as a junior ... was a thee-year starter for the football team, serving as a team captain and receiving Team MVP honors as a senior ... also named all-conference as a senior ... also served as the captain of the basketball team as a senior.